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Lexicon :: Strong's H5766 - ʿevel

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עֶוֶל
Transliteration
ʿevel
Pronunciation
eh'-vel
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Part of Speech
masculine/feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1580a,1580b

Strong’s Definitions

עֶוֶל ʻevel, eh'-vel; or עָוֶל ʻâvel; and (feminine) עַוְלָה ʻavlâh; or עוֹלָה ʻôwlâh; or עֹלָה ʻôlâh; from H5765; (moral) evil:—iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x

The KJV translates Strong's H5766 in the following manner: iniquity (36x), wickedness (7x), unrighteousness (3x), unjust (2x), perverseness (1x), unjustly (1x), unrighteously (1x), wicked (1x), wickedly (1x), variant (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 55x
The KJV translates Strong's H5766 in the following manner: iniquity (36x), wickedness (7x), unrighteousness (3x), unjust (2x), perverseness (1x), unjustly (1x), unrighteously (1x), wicked (1x), wickedly (1x), variant (2x).

  1. injustice, unrighteousness, wrong

    1. violent deeds of injustice

    2. injustice (of speech)

    3. injustice (generally)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עֶוֶל ʻevel, eh'-vel; or עָוֶל ʻâvel; and (feminine) עַוְלָה ʻavlâh; or עוֹלָה ʻôwlâh; or עֹלָה ʻôlâh; from H5765; (moral) evil:—iniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).
STRONGS H5766: Abbreviations
† עָ֫וֶל noun masculine injustice, unrighteousness (opposed to צְדָקָה); — ע׳ Leviticus 19:15 +; construct עֶ֫וֶל Ezekiel 28:18 (van d. H. עָוֶל, but see Baer Ginsb); suffix עַוְלוֺ Ezekiel 18:26; Ezekiel 33:13; — עשׂה עול Leviticus 19:15, Leviticus 19:35 (H) Deuteronomy 25:16; Ezekiel 3:20; Ezekiel 18:24, Ezekiel 18:26 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:13 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 33:15, Ezekiel 33:18; פעל ע׳ Job 34:32; הִתְעִיבוּ ע׳ Psalm 53:2 [Psalm 53:1] (|| עֲלִילָה Psalm 14:2); שׁפט ע׳ Psalm 82:2; אישׁ ע׳ Proverbs 29:27; בְּכַפַּי ׳ע Psalm 7:4 [Psalm 7:3]; בְּ מצא ע׳ Jeremiah 2:5, read probably also Ezekiel 28:15 (for MT עולתה); ישׁיב ידוֺ מע׳ Ezekiel 18:8; בְּעֶוֶל רְכֻלָּֽתְךָ Ezekiel 28:18; of God, אין עול (|| אֱמוּנָה) Deuteronomy 32:4; חָלִלָה מע׳ Job 34:10.

† עַוְלָה noun feminineJob 11:14 (? masculine Malachi 2:6 Köii. 2, 453, §345 d Ezekiel 28:15 [עולתה; but ע׳ only here Ezekiel, error for עול] questioned by SS, see AlbrechtZAW xvi (1896), 117) injustice, unrighteousness, wrong; — ע׳ Psalm 37:1 + 24 times, + 1. עוֺלָה Isaiah 61:8 (read probably עַוְלָה); עַוְלָ֫תָה Psalm 125:3; Psalm 92:16 [Psalm 92:15] (Qr) + 2 times; עֹלָ֫תָה Psalm 125:16 (Kt) Job 5:16; plural עוֺלוֺת Psalm 58:3 [Psalm 58:2]; Psalm 64:7 [Psalm 64:6]; —
1. violent deeds of injustice, בְּנֵי עַוְלָה 2 Samuel 3:34; 2 Samuel 7:10 = 1 Chronicles 17:9; בֶּןעֿ׳ Psalm 89:23 [Psalm 89:22], compare בְּנֵי עַלְוָה Hosea 10:9 (read עַוְלָה Now); אישׁ מרמה וע׳ Psalm 43:1; בע׳ Isaiah 61:8; || דַּם Micah 3:10; Habakkuk 2:11; עשׂה ע׳ Psalm 37:1; Zephaniah 3:5, Zephaniah 3:13; פעל ע׳ Psalm 58:3 [Psalm 58:2]; Psalm 119:3; Job 36:23; שׁלח ידים בע׳ Psalm 125:3.
2., injustice of speech: דבּר ע׳ Job 13:7; Job 27:4; תהגה לשׁונכם ע׳ Isaiah 59:3; בלשׁוני ע׳ Job 6:30; לא נמצא בשׂפה ע׳ Malachi 2:6; קפצה פיה ע׳ Psalm 107:42; Job 5:16.
3. injustice, in general, Psalm 64:7 [Psalm 64:6]; Job 6:29; Job 11:14; Job 15:16; Job 22:23; Job 24:20, + Job 36:33 (for MT עוֺלֶה according to Greek Version of the LXX Di Bu Du and others, Proverbs 22:8; Hosea 10:13; of God, בוֺ לא ע׳ Psalm 92:16 [Psalm 92:15]; ע׳ אֵין עִם י׳ 2 Chronicles 19:7.

עֹלָ֫תָה Job 5:16 etc., see עַוְלָה below עָוַל.

See related Strong's entry H5932.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

19:15; 19:15; 19:35

Deuteronomy

25:16; 32:4

2 Samuel

3:34; 7:10

1 Chronicles

17:9

2 Chronicles

19:7

Job

5:16; 5:16; 5:16; 6:29; 6:30; 11:14; 11:14; 13:7; 15:16; 22:23; 24:20; 27:4; 34:10; 34:32; 36:23; 36:33

Psalms

7:3; 14:2; 37:1; 37:1; 43:1; 53:1; 58:2; 58:2; 64:6; 64:6; 82:2; 89:22; 92:15; 92:15; 107:42; 119:3; 125:3; 125:3

Proverbs

22:8; 29:27

Isaiah

59:3; 61:8; 61:8

Jeremiah

2:5

Ezekiel

3:20; 18:8; 18:24; 18:26; 18:26; 28:15; 28:15; 28:18; 28:18; 33:13; 33:13; 33:15; 33:18

Hosea

10:9; 10:13

Micah

3:10

Habakkuk

2:11

Zephaniah

3:5; 3:13

Malachi

2:6; 2:6

H5766

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5766 matches the Hebrew עֶוֶל (ʿevel),
which occurs 53 times in 51 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Lev 19:15–Zep 3:13)

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:15 - Thou shalt not act unjustly in judgment: thou shalt not accept the person of the poor, nor admire the person of the mighty; with justice shalt thou judge thy neighbour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:35 - Ye shall not act unrighteously in judgment, in measures and weights and scales.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:16 - For every one that does this is an abomination to the Lord thy God, even every one that does injustice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - As for God, his works are true, and all his ways are [fn]judgment: God is faithful, and there is no unrighteousness in him; just and holy is the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 3:34 - Thy hands were not bound, and thy feet were not put in fetters: one brought thee not near as Nabal; thou didst fall before children of iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:10 - And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and will plant [fn]them, and they shall dwell by themselves, and shall be no more distressed; and the son of iniquity shall no more afflict them, as he has done from the beginning,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 17:9 - And I will appoint a place for my people Israel, and I will plant him, and he shall dwell by himself, and shall no longer be anxious; and the son of iniquity shall no longer afflict him, as at the beginning,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - And now let the fear of the Lord be upon you, and be wary, and do your duty: for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God, neither is it for him to respect persons, nor to take bribes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:16 - And let the weak have hope, but the mouth of the unjust be stopped.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:29 - Sit down now, and let there not be unrighteousness; and unite again with the just.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:30 - For there is no injustice in my tongue; and does not my throat meditate understanding?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 11:14 - if there is any iniquity in thy hands, put it far from thee, and let not unrighteousness lodge in thy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:7 - Do ye not speak before the Lord, and utter deceit before him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:16 - Alas then, abominable and unclean is man, drinking unrighteousness as a draught.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:23 - And if thou shalt turn and humble thyself before the Lord, thou hast thus removed unrighteousness far from thy habitation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:20 - Then is his sin brought to remembrance, and he vanishes like a vapour of dew: but let what he has done be recompensed to him, and let every unrighteous one be crushed like rotten wood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:4 - my lips shall not speak evil words, neither shall my soul meditate unrighteous thoughts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:10 - Wherefore hear me, ye that are wise in heart: far be it from me to sin before the Lord, and to pervert righteousness before the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:32 - I will see apart from myself: do thou shew me if I have done unrighteousness; I will not do so any more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 36:23 - And who is he that examines his works? or who can say, He has wrought injustice?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 7:3 - (LXX 7:4) O Lord my God, if I have done this; (if there is unrighteousness in my hands;)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:1 - (LXX 36:1) A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be envious of them that do iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 43:1 - (LXX 42:1) A Psalm of David. Judge me, O God, and plead my cause, against an ungodly nation: deliver me from the unjust and crafty man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 53:1 - (LXX 52:1) For the end, a Psalm of David upon Maeleth, of instruction. (52:2) The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in iniquities: there is none that does good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 58:2 - (LXX 57:3) For ye work iniquities in your hearts in the earth: your hands plot unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 64:6 - (LXX 63:7) They have searched out iniquity; they have wearied themselves with searching diligently, a man shall approach and the heart is deep,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 82:2 - (LXX 81:2) How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the persons of sinners? Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:22 - (LXX 88:23) The enemy shall have no advantage against him; and the son of transgression shall not hurt him again.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:15 - (LXX 91:16) that the Lord my God is righteous, and there is no iniquity in him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:42 - (LXX 106:42) The upright shall see and rejoice; and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:3 - (LXX 118:3) For they that work iniquity have not walked in his ways.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 125:3 - (LXX 124:3) For the Lord will not allow the rod of sinners to be upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous should stretch forth their hands to iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:8 - He that sows wickedness shall reap troubles; and shall fully receive the punishment of his deeds. (LXX 22:8a) [fn]God loves a cheerful and liberal man; but a man shall fully prove the folly of his works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:27 - A righteous man is an abomination to an unrighteous man, and the direct way is an abomination to the sinner.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:3 - For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with sins; your lips also have spoken iniquity, and your tongue meditates unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:5 - Thus saith the Lord, What trespass have your fathers found in me, that they have revolted far from me, and gone after vanities, and become vain?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:20 - And when the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and commits a trespass, and I shall bring punishment before him, he shall die, because thou didst not warn him: he shall even die in his sins, because his righteousness shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:8 - and shall not lend his money upon usury, and shall not receive usurious increase, and shall turn back his hand from injustice, shall execute righteous judgment between a man and his neighbour,

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:24 - But when the righteous man turns away from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, according to all the transgressions which the transgressor has wrought, none of his righteousness which he has wrought shall be at all remembered: in his trespass wherein he has trespassed, and in his sins wherein he has sinned, in them shall he die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 18:26 - When the righteous turns away from his righteousness and commits a trespass, and dies in the trespass which he has committed, he shall even die in it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:15 - Thou wast faultless in thy days, from the day that thou wast created, until iniquity was found in thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:18 - Because of the multitude of thy sins and the iniquities of thy merchandise, I have profaned thy sacred things; and I will bring fire out of the midst of thee, this shall devour thee; and I will make thee to be ashes upon thy land before all that see thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:13 - When I say to the righteous, Thou shalt live; and he trusts in his righteousness, and shall commit iniquity, none of his righteousnesses shall be remembered; in his unrighteousness which he has wrought, in it shall he die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:15 - and return the pledge, and repay that which he has robbed, and walk in the ordinances of life, so as to do no wrong; he shall surely live, and shall not die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:18 - When the righteous turns away from his righteousness, and shall commit iniquities, then shall he die in them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 10:13 - Wherefore have ye passed over ungodliness in silence, and reaped the sins of it? ye have eaten false fruit; for thou hast trusted in thy sins, in the abundance of thy power.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 3:10 - who build up Sion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:12 - Woe to him that builds a city with blood, and establishes a city by unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:5 - But the just Lord is in the midst of her, and he will never do an unjust thing: morning by morning he will bring out his judgment to the light, and it is not hidden, and he knows not injustice by extortion, nor injustice in strife.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZep 3:13 - and the remnant of Israel shall fear the name of the Lord, and shall do no iniquity, neither shall they speak vanity; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed, and lie down, and there shall be none to terrify them.

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